Especially for those who cycle all year round, in every kind of road and weather conditions, including pavé and heavy rain, Vittoria decided to improve one of its most traditional models, the "CG", and raise it to the EVO level.

"These are simply the rolls royce of all round tyres. If your looking to do a lot of miles. and not want to have a puncture. look no further. slightly wider at 24mm, could look a bit bulky to the connoisseur. Not really for doing a person best on your TT."

"Only fault is its price. Does everything you need and more. With expandability of Ant+ and more money. The Online map utilities are just a valuable as the device. Explore and share maps and geek out with your stats. I've read some reviews of its lack of durability in wet environments. I bought a rubber protective case straight away and had no problems in heavy rain for over an hour."

Speedplay pedals are incredibly lightweight thanks to intelligent engineering. The engagement mechanism is housed in the cleat, not the pedal, allowing you to have a double sided pedal with one mechanism (rather than one on each side of the pedal).

"These are great, take a bit of getting use to in the way you clip in (more vertical down than the look slide and down). And take care not to over tighten the cleat screws. I'd like more shoes to be available which would fit the 4 hole cleat, hence the 4 stars but this is not necessarily down to Speedplay. Using the 3 hole look adapter is no problem just an unfortunate needed layer on the cleat. Once your up and running the power transfer feels awesome. Very secure feeling. I've read some don't like the float. I've no problem with this and it is adjustable. They're light and have two sided entry like spd's. Very simple and sturdy in design."

ThermaShield Ti
De Marchi's proprietary windproof technology is widely spread on garments which require protection from the elements. It's a 'sandwich' fabric made of three layers bonded together. The middle layer is a wind and waterproof stretch membrane made from ceramic nanospheres that have the ability to block wind and water on the outside and transport sweat from the skin through an anti-static action.

"A cheap splashproof wind jacket. In heavy rain this isn't going to keep you dry. But is a sufficient outer layer for cold windy days with the occasional shower. Keeps that wind out so is surprisingly warm once you get going.

Can pack really small, and you get a little pouch to put it in. Small enough for the back pocket.

I don't know what you get if you were to spend more money on another product other than a fancy brand name."

The popular all-rounder Rubino (wire bead) has the perfect mix of features for most amateurs, with the endurance for the toughest challenges. These tyres feature a 60 TPI nylon casing, has a technical tread pattern and long life tread compound.

"For the money you couldn't ask for more. I use these for a daily 20 mile round trip commute. No punctures on London pot hole roads. They are on the heavy side. But for a training or commute tire they are perfect. The Rubber compound is hard enough not to wear down too quick and soft enough to stick to the road. Easy enough to get on and off the rims and great on corners. would recommend. Oh and the colourways will make your bike look pretty special."

The Grand Prix 4000 works on every road surface, transforming the demands of different styles of riding and supplies extremely long-term performance. It also achieves expectations in precision and production quality.

Overall rating

Avg5/ 5from

Posted12 July 2009

Dustoff

"look great, and no punctures so far. Although i've only been using these tyres for a couple of weeks now."

Speedplay pedals are incredibly lightweight thanks to intelligent engineering. The engagement mechanism is housed in the cleat, not the pedal, allowing you to have a double sided pedal with one mechanism (rather than one on each side of the pedal).

Do these pedals come with cleats or do you have to buy them separately?

Speedplay pedals are incredibly lightweight thanks to intelligent engineering. The engagement mechanism is housed in the cleat, not the pedal, allowing you to have a double sided pedal with one mechanism (rather than one on each side of the pedal).

Will the zero pedals fit with Shimano R132 shoes. Do I have to buy an adapter plate or will they fit

The popular all-rounder Rubino (wire bead) has the perfect mix of features for most amateurs, with the endurance for the toughest challenges. These tyres feature a 60 TPI nylon casing, has a technical tread pattern and long life tread compound.